Zacatecas weather in July

In July, Zacatecas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 124 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zacatecas's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zacatecas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zacatecas is city in Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas State, Mexico.

Density
362/km²
people per km²
Founded
1548

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zacatecas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Zacatecas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 162.610.87.5
Feb21° / 131.911.28.1
Mar24° / 81.911.88.6
Apr26° / 11°102.712.58.0
May28° / 13°315.713.17.3
Jun27° / 14°9010.713.46.6
Jul25° / 13°12412.613.36.6
Aug25° / 13°9911.512.86.7
Sep23° / 13°10712.612.16.4
Oct23° / 10°375.911.57.7
Nov21° / 152.510.98.1
Dec20° / 81.610.67.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
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54852
64852
74951
85050
95050
105149
115248
125347
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155446
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245842
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286040
296139
306238
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zacatecas gets around 124 mm of rain over 12.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
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546
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744
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1140
1239
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1537
1637
1737
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1937
2037
2137
2237
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2636
2735
2835
2934
3034
3134

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17624
27624
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87822
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:127:35
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413.46:137:35
513.46:147:35
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713.36:147:35
813.36:157:35
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1113.36:167:35
1213.36:167:35
1313.36:177:35
1413.36:177:34
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1613.36:187:34
1713.36:187:34
1813.36:197:34
1913.26:197:33
2013.26:197:33
2113.26:207:33
2213.26:207:32
2313.26:217:32
2413.26:217:32
2513.26:227:31
2613.16:227:31
2713.16:227:31
2813.16:237:30
2913.16:237:30
3013.16:247:29
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Zacatecas

In seasonPeak

In July, Zacatecas sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zacatecas's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Zacatecas?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Zacatecas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zacatecas in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Zacatecas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Zacatecas in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zacatecas peaks around May 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 14UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Zacatecas?

Zacatecas sits at 22.8°N, 102.6°W, 2,480 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Zacatecas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zacatecas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zacatecas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 2,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,339 m.

The land around Zacatecas is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and shrubs (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
1,339 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Guadalupe 7.0 km · Víctor Rosales 24 km · Jerez de García Salinas 44 km · Fresnillo 54 km · Rincón de Romos 66 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 76 km · Loreto 82 km · San Francisco de los Romo 84 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Zacatecas (22.7684°, -102.5814°, elevation 2,480 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).